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Industry defining stories from @TheBlockCo Featuring: 🧠 The Big Brain Podcast 🎯 The Crypto Beat 🔺 Layer One

New York Katılım Mayıs 2020
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“Everyone Was Calling Solana a Ghost Chain” @Jito_Labs co-founder & CEO @buffalu__ reflects on building through @Solana’s darkest stretch and why @Jito_sol chose to double down instead of walking away
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Lucas Bruder: “Solana Is Already Eating Ethereum’s Lunch” @jito_labs co-founder & CEO @buffalu__ says @solana's speed, cost, and onchain liquidity lead are pulling new crypto users away from @ethereum.
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OG @solana builders deserve a medal for staying in the fight after FTX collapsed. 2 years ago I asked @toly about the tenacity of Solana ecosystem builders that chose to fight for survival. @jito_sol founder @buffalu__ reflects on their choice to not give up. @TheBlockCo
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Larry Fink Called Ethereum “The Toll Road to Tokenization” @Sharplink CEO @joechalom says stablecoins were just the beginning. Tokenization of everything comes next.
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Wall Street Is Moving Onchain @JoshR_GSR, Chief Legal & Strategy Officer for @GSR_io, joins @imyoungsparks at Consensus to break down the latest developments around the Clarity Act, stablecoin regulation, and the growing convergence between DeFi and TradFi. "Most things that can be tokenized will be tokenized." OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:42 - Inside the Clarity Act 03:33 - Crypto Regulation Outlook 04:47 - TradFi Meets Crypto 06:32 - The Onchain Economy 07:48 - Tokenized Equities 10:26 - Stablecoins and Yield 11:01 - Wall Street Tokenization 11:49 - The Future of Finance 12:00 - Closing Thoughts
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AI Is Making Crypto Hacks Worse @CertiK co-founder & CEO @RonghuiGu sat down with @gazza_jenks at Consensus to break down the recent rise in DeFi exploits and explains why AI is making it easier for hackers to discover vulnerabilities across crypto protocols. "Hackers always look for the weakest point." OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:42 - Inside CertiK 01:17 - Surge in DeFi Hacks 02:31 - AI Powered Exploits 03:39 - Recent Attack Breakdown 05:41 - The Security Arms Race 07:04 - AI vs Security Teams 08:13 - Lessons From Bybit 09:36 - The “Unfair Game” 11:17 - Coordinating Industry Response 12:01 - Closing Thoughts
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Solana Is Winning the Trading War @jito_labs co-founder & CEO @buffalu__ joins @gazza_jenks at Consensus to explain why Jito is expanding from @solana infrastructure into consumer trading products with the launch of @jtx_trade. "Most new people coming into crypto are using Solana because it’s fast and cheap." OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:31 - Why Build on Solana 02:15 - Solana vs Ethereum 03:32 - Builder Challenges 05:38 - Launching JTX 08:12 - The Future of Trading 09:05 - Meme Coins and RWAs 11:27 - FTX and Solana 13:33 - Builder Culture 15:00 - JTX and AI Tools
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OpenSea Is Betting Beyond NFTs @opensea CMO @HollanderAdam sits down with @gazza_jenks at Consensus to explain how OpenSea is evolving from an NFT marketplace into a broader platform for trading and owning assets across crypto. "extremely powerful technology to prove ownership in an infallible way on chain." OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:58 - NFT Market Shift 01:54 - OpenSea’s Evolution 04:03 - Why NFTs Matter 07:06 - Meme Coins vs NFTs 08:35 - OS Competition 11:40 - Simplifying Crypto 14:02 - Token Plans 17:12 - The Future of NFTs 19:10 - Closing Thoughts
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Ethereum’s Institutional Era Has Arrived @Sharplink CEO @joechalom joins @gazza_jenks at Consensus to explain why SharpLink has taken an institutional-first approach to Ethereum treasury management, and why he believes ETH is uniquely positioned for the next phase of tokenization and onchain finance. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:51 - Ethereum Treasury Companies 02:25 - SharpLink vs BitMine 04:25 - Ethereum vs Bitcoin 06:14 - Managing Volatility 07:55 - BlackRock and Tokenization 10:00 - The Future of Finance 10:59 - Geopolitical Risk 12:08 - Ethereum’s Long-Term Value 13:09 - Closing Thoughts
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Avery Ching: Crypto being the infrastructure is the future. @AptosLabs co-founder and CEO @AveryChing, joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to discuss why the industry is shifting from token speculation toward infrastructure, adoption, and enterprise-grade blockchain products. "The focus has to be on adoption now." OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Confidential @Aptos 01:44 - Building Privacy Infrastructure 02:44 - Zcash vs Aptos 03:53 - Institutional Adoption 05:40 - AI Trading Future 07:19 - RWA Infrastructure 09:06 - Quantum Resistance 10:42 - Facebook to Crypto 11:41 - Crypto Market Outlook
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Elon Helped Build Dogecoin Into a Global Phenomenon @DogeOS founder and CEO @MyDogeCEO explains how @elonmusk played a major role in @dogecoin's rise and why the community kept it alive long after the hype cycles faded.
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Prediction Markets Called It First @iampaulgrewal, CLO at @coinbase, explains why prediction markets are emerging as a powerful real time signal for sentiment and major global events.
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Dogecoin is the original memecoin. It's got a diehard community and has even had the unlikely backing of @elonmusk. I sat down with Jordan Jefferson AKA @MyDogeCEO for a wide ranging conversation on Bitcoin, Dogecoin and the Elon Musk effect. @DogeOS @TheBlockCo
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Jordan Jefferson: "Dogecoin is really carrying the torch of the early Bitcoin days." @DogeOS founder and CEO @MyDogeCEO joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to explain why @dogecoin needs a real onchain economy and why he believes Doge still carries the spirit of crypto’s original peer-to-peer cash movement. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:46 - Early Bitcoin Days 02:05 - Bitcoin vs Dogecoin 07:42 - Building DogeOS 08:47 - Dogecoin Economy 11:12 - Elon Musk Effect 13:56 - Bitcoin Maximalism 16:44 - Crypto Culture Debate 18:01 - TJ Miller Connection 19:50 - Final Thoughts

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Jordan Jefferson: "Dogecoin is really carrying the torch of the early Bitcoin days." @DogeOS founder and CEO @MyDogeCEO joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to explain why @dogecoin needs a real onchain economy and why he believes Doge still carries the spirit of crypto’s original peer-to-peer cash movement. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:46 - Early Bitcoin Days 02:05 - Bitcoin vs Dogecoin 07:42 - Building DogeOS 08:47 - Dogecoin Economy 11:12 - Elon Musk Effect 13:56 - Bitcoin Maximalism 16:44 - Crypto Culture Debate 18:01 - TJ Miller Connection 19:50 - Final Thoughts
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Adeniyi Abiodun: "You can’t get away in a world where we’ve got tech charging people for moving their own money." @Mysten_Labs co-founder @EmanAbio joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to discuss how @SuiNetwork is building blockchain infrastructure for payments, stablecoins, and AI-driven financial systems. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:53 - Libra’s Legacy 01:51 - Sui Growth 03:13 - Agentic Finance 04:27 - Free Payments 06:12 - Regulation and Adoption 07:08 - AI Agents 07:56 - Fraud and Intent 08:42 - Quantum Resistance 09:29 - Bitcoin and Quantum
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Arjun Sethi: "We have a tendency to build technology first without a problem associated with it." @krakenfx co-CEO @arjunsethi joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to discuss the rise of tokenized equities and why Kraken sees them as the next major phase of crypto adoption. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:47 - Tokenized Equities 02:23 - Open Infrastructure 03:29 - Global Expansion 05:14 - Real World Assets 05:59 - Kraken Acquisition 06:32 - IPO Plans 07:54 - Building for Customers 09:12 - Co-CEO Structure 10:05 - AI and Operations
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ICYMI - here's my full interview with @zakfolkman from @worldlibertyfi. We spoke at length about their defamation lawsuit against Justin Sun. I also probed for the truth around their controversial solana:WLFinEv6ypjkczcS83FZqFpgFZYwQXutRbxGe7oC16g backed-loan ($75M). And I asked about their links to the Trump family 👇
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World Liberty Financial Responds to Justin Sun Allegations "Everything was publicly documented online and more importantly, documented onchain" @worldlibertyfi co-founder @zakfolkman sits down with @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to discuss the company’s lawsuit involving @justinsuntron and the public scrutiny surrounding the project. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:23 - Lawsuit Overview 02:20 - Media and Politics 03:14 - Smart Contract Claims 05:25 - Fighting Back 06:55 - DeFi Lending Markets 08:48 - Trump and Scrutiny 10:54 - Consumer App Vision 12:43 - Stablecoin Growth 14:56 - Building Through Pressure

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